Camelia Pasandaran & Antara – The National Police on Friday denied a group of Israeli descendants permission to host a party to celebrate Israel's day of independence.

"We did not grant the group permission to hold the event because [the request] was filed with very little time," National Police spokesman Insp. Gen. Anton Bachrul Alam. "It should have been filed at least a week before," he said, adding the police also forbid the group from waving the Israeli flag.

Meanwhile, the Presidential Palace said that activities with the potential of creating public unrest would not be allowed. "There should not be any parties that could create public unrest," said presidential spokesman Julian Pasha on Friday. "It should be controlled."

The plans to celebrate the Israeli day has outraged several Islamic organizations, with the Indonesian Council of Ulema (MUI) and the Prosperous Justice Party (PKS) urging the government to put a stop to the group's plans.

The head of the committee representing the Jewish Community in Indonesia, Unggun Dahana, had earlier created a Facebook event titled "Hari Kemerdekaan Israel, ke63 - 14 Mei 2011 - Jakarta - Indonesia" ("The 63rd Commemoration of Israel's Independence, May 14 2011, Jakarta Indonesia"). The page does not reveal where the event is going to be held, with participants required to send an email to Unggun.